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World War II: The 83rd “Thunderbolt” Division of the U. S. Army Infantry crossed the English Channel to Normandy in June 1944. It fought through the Hedgerows, across France and into Germany, including the Battle of the Bulge.

In March 1945, the 83rd received orders to turn east and race toward Berlin.

The 83rd had to move fast, so its commanding general ordered his soldiers to “utilize to the fullest extent” commandeered German vehicles.

The Division was nicknamed “The Rag-Tag Circus” by wartime correspondents because of its resourceful commander, Major General Robert C. Macon, who ordered to add the division’s transport anything that moved; “no questions asked.”

They commandeered anything on wheels––from bicycles to motorcycles to horses from the surrounding German countryside––to make a mad dash across northern Germany.
Lineman Frank Fauver was there:

“…the Germans were already on the run, so we commandeered anything that had an engine and that would run…. They called us the Rag-Tag Circus because when you looked at our convoy you couldn’t tell if it was German or American.”

On motorcycles, cars, buses and Tiger tanks, the Thunderbolts raced. They had a fire engine with a banner reading, “Next Stop: Berlin.”  Those fellows even captured an Me-109 fighter. And found someone to fly it!

At first glance, it really was hard to tell if it was an American or German division. Fauver tells a great story:

“One day when we were moving, we saw a German command car off to our rear. They were really making hay and when they came past us, I hollered ‘Germans!’ Then somebody fired just over their heads instead of shooting at them. Well, that got their attention. They thought that we were Germans but they took a second look at us and realized that the convoy that was moving was not German. So we commandeered their car, disarmed them, put them in the convoy, and took them with us, because we didn’t have time to take prisoners.”

One of Germans was a general.

In fourteen days the 83rd covered 280 miles, freed 75,000 Allied POWs and liberated several concentration camps. The papers called them “crack troops of the 83d,” and “ace shock troops,” but to those watching them it was “The Rag-Tag Circus.”

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Doris Miller, known as “Dorie” to shipmates and friends, was born in Waco, Texas  in October 1919.

He helped his parents and three brothers around the house by cooking meals and doing laundry, as well as working on the family farm. Miller was a good student and a fullback on the football team at Waco’s A.J. Moore High School.  He was 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed over 200 pounds.

In September 1939, shortly before his 20th birthday, Miller enlisted in the U.S Navy as Mess Attendant, to travel, and earn money for his family. Promoted to cook, he transferred to USS West Virginia  where he became the ship’s heavyweight boxing champion. He was serving on that battleship when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

When Miller heard the “Battle Stations” alarm on that early Sunday morning, he headed for the antiaircraft battery magazine amid-ship. But torpedo damage had wrecked it, so he went on deck. Because of his strong build, he was assigned to carry wounded fellow sailors to safety. Then an officer sent him to the bridge to aid the mortally wounded Captain of the ship.

He took the initiative to man a 50 caliber Browning anti-aircraft machine gun, a weapon he had never been trained to operate:

Miller described firing the machine gun during the battle:

“It wasn’t hard. I just pulled the trigger and she worked fine. I had watched the others with these guns. I guess I fired her for about fifteen minutes. I think I got one of those Jap planes. They were diving pretty close to us.”

He fired until he ran out of ammunition.

The Japanese planes dropped two armor-piercing bombs through the deck of the battleship and five torpedoes into her side. Miller helped move injured sailors through oil and water to the quarterdeck, “unquestionably saving the lives of a number of people who might otherwise have been lost.”

With heavy damage and flooded decks, the crew abandoned ship. The West Virginia slowly settled to the harbor bottom.

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, personally presented the Navy Cross to Miller on May 27, 1942 on board aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.  He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, at the time the third-highest Navy award for extraordinary courage in battle. The citation reads:

“For distinguished devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941.”

“While at the side of his Captain on the bridge, Miller, despite enemy strafing and bombing and in the face of a serious fire, assisted in moving his Captain, who had been mortally wounded, to a place of greater safety, and later manned and operated a machine gun directed at enemy Japanese attacking aircraft until ordered to leave the bridge.”Nimitz also remarked:“This marks the first time in this conflict that such high tribute has been made in the Pacific Fleet to a member of his race and I’m sure that the future will see others similarly honored for brave acts.”

In addition to the Navy Cross, Miller, recognized as one of the “first US heroes of World War II,” became entitled to the Purple Heart Medal; the American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal.

CBS radio broadcast an episode of the series “They Live Forever,” which dramatized Miller’s actions.In 1973, a Knox-class frigate, the USS Miller, was named in honor of American war hero, Doris “Dorie” Miller.

Pretty good for a young Waco, Texas farmer and cook.

 

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In his thirty-seven years of service to the United States Marine Corps, Lewis Puller, nicknamed “Chesty,” would rise through the ranks from Private to General,  and become the most decorated Marine in American history.

How does a guy get a nickname like “Chesty”? It is said that he had perfect posture and his torso resembled a “full-size beer keg full of lead bricks.” There is the myth that his chest had been shot away and he got a new one – a steel plate.

Others say “chesty” was an old Marine expression meaning cocky. Puller himself was not sure of how he came by the name, but he wore it well.

This Southern boy from Virginia fought in Haiti, Nicaragua, WW II and Korea. He wore five Navy Crosses, a Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Cross, Two Legions of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart… well, you get the idea. Thousands of words cannot do the man justice, but here are a few.

On Guadalcanal, two Marine companies were surrounded by a large enemy force. Rescue efforts failed, and the operation commander told Puller it was hopeless. Puller marched out of camp, went down to the beach, and hailed a destroyer off the coast. Boarding the ship, he directed fire on the enemy. The shelling, along with a second landing, cleared a path for the Marines to escape. By the time Puller left Guadalcanal, he had been shot twice and taken shrapnel from a mortar round.

Puller’s men admired him and his enemies feared him. He led from the front, fighting with his men in the trenches. He never flinched even under even the most serious fire.  One time when a grenade landed next to him, the men around him dove for cover. But Puller glanced at it and nonchalantly said, “Oh, that.  It’s a dud.”  Well, I bet it wasn’t a dud until Puller ordered it to be.

In Korea, Puller’s 1st Marines were surrounded by Chinese infantry. There were some journalists with his force and they asked him what he was going to do about it. He is reported to have said: “All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us. They can’t get away this time.”

“Chesty” Puller inspired loyalty and courage in his Marines, treated his men well, insisted on the best equipment and discipline for his troops. He had no fear, and his win at all costs attitude won him those countless medals, citations, and ribbons.  

Puller has been recognized as the “baddest dude” to ever wear the uniform of the United States Marine Corps, and represents the pinnacle of toughness.

To this day, Marines at Parris Island end their day by saying,

“Good night Chesty Puller, wherever you are!”

 

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The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific. Japanese troops were stationed in this section of the Solomon Islands, when U.S. Marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction.

Reinforcements came in, a series of clashes unfolded, and both sides suffered heavy losses. But the Japanese losses were greater, forcing them to withdraw  from Guadalcanal by February.

Marine Platoon Sergeant Mitchell Paige had a part to play in this fight.  He was a United States Marine who won the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal.

One thing to know about Guadalcanal. At the start, neither side had seen defeat, and neither side was going to back down. Sergeant Paige and his 33 men were dug in on a hill when over 2,000 enemy approached. The fight was on.Paige and his men poured out lead to beat them back, but nobody was begging off.  Soon it was hand-to-hand in the foxholes, while the Marine machine gunners kept firing on the main enemy force. The enemy had swept his left flank and driven Fox Company out of position. To his right another George Company could not fire as it was on higher ground and might hit them. In the dark, Paige realized he had been moving from one machine gun to another and except for the nearby enemy he was alone: “I didn’t have time to really think about it. I was too busy shooting as fast as I could, trying to get a bead on the oncoming troops.” At one point a group of enemy overran his position. Paige had to swing his gun around and take them out before they could go over the crest and down the to the battalion command post.It was time. He yelled to George Company, “Fix bayonets; follow me.” He tossed two belts of ammo over his shoulders, unclamped his machine gun, and led the charge at a dead run. The rest of the Marines were “whooping and hollering like a bunch of wild Indians.”And when they reached the bottom of the hill, where the jungle began, there was nothing left to shoot. The battle was over.

Platoon Sergeant Paige said that after ten hours, “The silence was deafening.”

 

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War sometimes creates weird and wacky circumstances. The following account is about a soldier who became a hero of two nations.  It’s the kind of stuff that should be made into a blockbuster movie hit.

The photo above is a mugshot of paratrooper Sergeant “Jumpin’ Joe” Beryle, but it’s not what you think. It was taken at Sta lag 3, a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp south of Berlin. After taking one look at this face, and the photographer should have turned around and run away.  Here’s how the story goes.  

Instead of taking the scholarship to the University of Notre Dame in 1942 Joseph Beyrle decided to enlist in the Army as a paratrooper with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne’s “Screaming Eagles” division.He quickly earned him the nickname, “Jumpin’ Joe” because he often took the place of fellow paratroopers and did their jumps for them.Before D-Day, Beryle volunteered to make two jumps on missions into Occupied France. On  June 6th, 1944, he was part of the 101st Airborne dropping from the skies behind enemy lines. He got separated from his unit, but still managed to blow up a power station before getting captured.Joe got sassy with an interrogator, as he writes in his autobiography:“Sometime during the questioning I called a German officer a “SOB” and woke up several days later in a hospital with a big headache and a bashed head…”.In November, he and three others escaped and hopped a train to Berlin. It took a week for the Gestapo to find them:“In the next 7 to 10 days we found out everything we had heard about the Gestapo was true…”When he recovered, Jumping Joe escaped again. He encountered a Soviet tank unit, and joined up with these guys to liberate his POW camp.Beryle recovered his mugshot from the Commandant’s office, but he doesn’t mention what happened to that photographer. Good time to quit? Not yet.  Beryle rode on a Russian tank as a machine gunner in some seriously hot battles until his tank was blown up by a dive bomber. He went to a field hospital, then on to Moscow where he contacted the US Embassy. But Joseph Beryle was listed as “Killed in Action” a year earlier. But things finally got sorted out, as Beryle’s autobiography states:“My funeral Mass was held at St. Joseph’s Church in Muskegon by Father Stratz on September 17, 1944. My wife and I were married in the same church on September 14, 1946, by Father Stratz.”

 

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The Most Decorated American in WWII was a tough little baby-faced Texan soldier named Audie Murphy.Audie Murphy was five feet five inches, 110 pounds when he volunteered to join the US Army during World War II. He saw plenty of action in Italy, but let’s go over two stories from Europe. During the invasion of southern France, enemy soldiers pretended to surrender, then opened fire on his unit. Mad as a hornet, Sergeant Murphy took down the cowards, and proceeded to take out three machine gun nests and a couple of snipers.In January of 1945, Murphy was a Lieutenant in command of a unit of 18 men and two M-10 tank destroyers when 250 elite troops and six tanks came at them. The American shells bounced off the thick German armor, and were quickly disabled. Murphy ordered his men back, but stayed to direct an artillery strike.At one point the Germans were within 50 yards of him when headquarters asked about the enemy’s position. Murphy replied,

“If you just hold the phone a minute, I’ll let you talk to one of the bastards.” Murphy then leaped onto one of the M-10s to man the .50 caliber:

“I concentrated on the foot soldiers, believing that the tanks would not advance very far without them.” Suddenly, two 88mm shells slammed into the M-10, throwing Murphy against the turret. Surrounded by smoke and flame, he got back to the .50 caliber and continued to fire. Murphy later remarked:

“I remember getting the hell shook out of me, but that was nothing new. I also remember for the first time in three days my feet were warm.” Murphy held out until airstrikes pushed the enemy back. By the end of the war he had earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts, and a host of others. He played himself in a movie after the war, titled “To Hell and Back.”

 

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“As soon as the sun came up, all hell broke loose…. it seemed impossible for anyone to survive.”  

This is how Specialist LaTeague described the beginning of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, where American soldiers of the the 1st Cavalry found themselves outnumbered five to one.Sergeant Major Plumley calmly said, “Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves,” as he yanked out his .45 pistol and jacked a round into the chamber. Plumley was a grizzled veteran of WW II and Korea, including glider assaults in Europe with the 82nd Airborne, and plenty of action with the 101st Airborne, including Porkchop Hill.

By the time he retired, Plumley had over 3 dozen medals for gallantry in five different nations, including multiple Silver stars and Purple Hearts.Courage was everywhere at Ia Drang. When 2nd Lieutenant Marm’s platoon came under fire from an entrenched machine gun, Marm assaulted the gun himself. He took it out, despite multiple wounds. Twelve enemy soldiers were found dead in the nest the next day.

Marm earned the Medal of Honor.Charlie Company was taking fire from advances on three sides of their position. Specialist Parish used all of his ammo fighting back. More than 100 enemy troops were found dead around his foxhole after the battle.  

Parish earned a Silver Star.These stories were repeated again and again as the 7th Cavalry held out until reinforcements could arrive.

 

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Millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate Veteran’s Day on the 11th of November.  On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice was declared, effectively ending “The Great War” – World War I.This day has been marked ever since, with parades and special ceremonies all across America.

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words:

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”

On November 11, 1921, an unidentified American soldier killed in World War I was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. We call his resting place  the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Every year the President of the United States places a wreath of flowers at the site.

The United States Congress passed a  resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words:

Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and

Whereas the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.

Everyday Americans turn out for local parades, thank the military veterans they know who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, fly the Stars and Stripes, and stand proud with hands over hearts when the American anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, plays.

It’s reported that President George Washington once said:

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”With millions showing disrespect for our flag and to those who bravely fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, to protect the citizens of the United States and  freedoms, it is now more important than ever that we celebrate our veterans and we fly our flags proudly.

 

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The United States Highest award for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” is the Congressional Medal of Honor. In over 150 years only 19 men have won it twice.

One of the most legendary two time recipients is Marine Corps Sergeant Major Dan Daly. Here is the remarkable story of how he earned his Medals of Honor.It was in China, 1900. Daly was part of the U.S. Embassy Guard in Peking when the Boxer Rebellion broke out. American diplomatic buildings were about to come under siege. Marine Private Dan Daly volunteered to man a barricade about 100 yards forward of the main line of Marines, a position known as the Tartar Wall. If the Chinese rebels thought one man would be a pushover, they were soon to learn better.Armed with a bolt-action rifle and bayonet, Daly spent the night beating back the attackers.  When more Marines arrived the next morning, they found Daly puffing on a cigarette, surrounded by bodies of the enemy. Marine Corps legend puts the number at around 200.  

Daly’s Medal of Honor citation simply states,

“Daly distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.”

Fourteen years later Gunnery Sergeant Daly would earn his second Medal of Honor serving in Haiti fighting against the Cacos.

While attempting to ford a river at night, his 38-man Marine unit was ambushed from three directions by hundreds of insurgents.  The Marines fought their way across the river, but lost their heavy machine gun in the river. Given the odds, that machine gun meant the difference between life and death. Daly went back into the river, searching for the gun while the enemy surrounded their position.  He returned with gun and ammunition strapped to his back. The Marines split into three teams and attacked.  As one man noted afterward,

“Had one squad failed, not one man of the party would have lived to tell the tale.” A later report stated that Daly “was the most conspicuous figure.” He was awarded his second Medal of Honor. But Daly was not finished being a hero yet. He is probably best remembered within the Marine Corps for bravery in World War I.  In June 1918 at the battle of Belleau Wood, the Marines were pinned down under heavy artillery barrage. The 44 year old Daly, led a counter-attack with a battle cry that has become Marines lore,

“Come on, you sons of Bitches, do you want to live forever?!”

Later in the battle, Daly single-handedly eliminated a machine gun nest armed with his 45 pistol and grenades. In the course of the battle he was wounded three times.

Daly was recommended for a third Medal of Honor, and was ultimately awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross and France’s Médaille Militaire.

Major General Lejeune, Commandant of the Marine Corps, called him “the outstanding Marine of all time.”

Major General Butler the only other Marine to have earned two Medals of Honor,  called him “The fightinest Marine I ever knew,” and wrote that “it was an object lesson to have served with him.”

Offered promotion several times, Daly once remarked, “I would rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer”

U. S.  Marine Sergeant Major Dan Daly stands tall in the history of America.

 

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North Korean troops crossed the 38th Parallel in June 1950. President Harry S Truman ordered the 24th Infantry Division to head to Korea. Among the soldiers of the 24th was Mitchell Red Cloud, a Native American Ho-Chunk (Winnebago Tribe). A Marine veteran of WW II, he was one of Carlson’s Raiders at Guadalcanal, and took a bullet on Okinawa. Discharged after the war, he was back in uniform two years later to serve his country. His actions in Korea would earn him the Medal of Honor.One night Mitchell was at a forward observation post when he spotted the enemy charging from a brush-covered area, less than 100 feet away.  He opened fire with his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and emptied magazine after magazine at point-blank range.

His citation read,

“His accurate and intense fire checked this assault and gained time for the company to consolidate its defense,”.Mitchell was hit twice. A medic applied dressings, and Mitchell resumed firing. He was hit again, but refused aid.“Corporal Red Cloud pulled himself to his feet, and wrapping his arm around a tree, continued his deadly fire again, until he was fatally wounded.”Because of Mitchell’s cover fire, the rest of his Company were able to withdraw to fortified positions. He gave his own life to save many.

And that is the definition of hero.

 

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The man on the 1945 magazine cover above is Fred “Buck” Dungan.  In June of 1944 “Buck” Dungan and his wingman “Scoop” came out of the clouds over Guam, the only American aircraft on the scene. He saw 40 enemy aircraft,  20 bombers and 20 torpedo planes – preparing to land at Japanese-held Orote Field.  More enemy fighters swarmed above them, protecting the aircraft below. With a split-second decision, Buck radioed for the rest of his squadron to return, but then dove his Navy Hellcat in for an attack.   Buck shot down one plane, disabled another comin straight at him. More Hellcats arrived, but Dungan was in a wild fight for his life.  He shot down another adversary, who he says saluted him before going down.One of the enemy pilots later said that the American that dove down on them was “either the most stupid pilot in the world or the bravest.”  

Most bet it was pure bravery. Buck earned the Distinguished Flying Cross that day. Only two weeks later, on July 4th, Buck was deep in it again over another island. There he shot down four enemy aircraft and assisted in sinking a destroyer. During the battle, he took a bad bullet wound but made it back to his carrier. For his actions, he was awarded the Navy Cross and Purple Heart. You can see his Navy Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross below. And yes, in the middle, that’s the bullet he took in that last wild dogfight of his life. Pictured Right, Buck in later years.

 

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When the chips are down, a man will fight with whatever he has to hand. More than once, what he had was a potato.

Everyone knows about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Not every ship was armed, and not every man on an armed ship had weapon ready.

Hansen was an engineer on the transport ship USS Argonne. He was sleeping on deck next to a store of potatoes, when the attack came,. Not to be left out of the fight, he started throwing potatoes at the Japanese planes as they swooped in low.

“I was trying to whack somebody,” he said.

Jim Underwood was on the hospital ship USS Solace, moored near the battleship USS Arizona, a prime target. Jim was drinking a cup of coffee: “We could see the Japanese planes all the time. One of the battleships fired its 16-inch rifle at a plane. It was a little ridiculous, and didn’t come within a mile of it. We also had one guy who was supposed to be in the brig, but they had him up on deck peeling potatoes, and he was throwing potatoes at the planes – they were that close.” It wasn’t just the sailors throwing potatoes that day. Marine Pfc. James Evans was in his barracks waiting for transport to his guard post. Then he heard a “thump, thump, thump,” and the sergeant yelled, “Get your rifles! We’re being attacked!”  

Several dozen rifles were suddenly firing out the windows, but not everyone had a gun, and those who didn’t were throwing potatoes at the planes. “We were fighting back with everything we had,” Evans said. The potatoes at Pearl Harbor didn’t shoot down any planes or save any ships, but it sure made some feel better. However, Pearl Harbor was not the last time that the Japanese faced the fury of an American flying potato. The Navy destroyer USS O’Bannon was cruising one night in 1943, when it spotted a submarine. The Captain gave the order to ram the sub, but as they drew near,  one of the officers suggested that it might be a mine-laying sub. If it was, the explosion could sink the O’Bannon.

The destroyer swiftly avoided a collision, but the maneuver left the two vessels next to each other. The Japanese sailors reacted by swinging their cannon to attack, but the destroyer was too close to lower its own guns.

American sailors on deck promptly started throwing potatoes from nearby crates, surprising the Japanese. In the dark the submarine sailors thought the potatoes were grenades, and ran to pick them up, tossing them back at the destroyer. This left the sub’s cannon unmanned, and gave the O’Bannon time to maneuver and aim its own cannons to blast the sub’s conning tower.

Those spuds had saved a ship.

 

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